near real-time
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“What this does is it offers our customers real-time, near real-time, visibility of where their packages are at within our network,” said Matt Guffey, chief commercial and strategy officer at UPS.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Satellite imagery, cargo tracking, and other near real-time forms of geospatial data allow traders to see oil movements and make adjustments before those changes turn into shocks.
From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025
From 2025, all water companies have committed to publishing near real-time sewage maps for the public to increase transparency.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2024
As a next project, the research team plans to create a near real-time dashboard of nuclear sentiment aggregated from several social media platforms and news headlines.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
Live video, conveyed in near real-time via SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, showed red-hot gases heating the underside of the vehicle.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
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